And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

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The Scroll and the Lamb

Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne(A) a scroll with writing on both sides(B) and sealed(C) with seven seals.

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And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

10 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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Then I looked, and I saw a hand(A) stretched out to me. In it was a scroll,(B) 10 which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.(C)

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11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

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11 For you this whole vision(A) is nothing but words sealed(B) in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I can’t; it is sealed.”

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And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

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He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.(A)

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And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

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He was holding a little scroll,(A) which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,(B)

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And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

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The Seals

I watched as the Lamb(A) opened the first of the seven seals.(B) Then I heard one of the four living creatures(C) say in a voice like thunder,(D) “Come!”

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But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?

And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

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But you, Daniel, roll up and seal(A) the words of the scroll until the time of the end.(B) Many will go here and there(C) to increase knowledge.”

Then I, Daniel, looked, and there before me stood two others, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.(D) One of them said to the man clothed in linen,(E) who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?”(F)

The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand(G) and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever,(H) saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time.[a](I) When the power of the holy people(J) has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.(K)

I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?”

He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed(L) until the time of the end.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 12:7 Or a year, two years and half a year

13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

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13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth(A) and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

“To him who sits on the throne(B) and to the Lamb(C)
    be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”(D)

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And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

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Then the voice that I had heard from heaven(A) spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll(B) that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’[a](C) 10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth,(D) but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy(E) again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 10:9 Ezek. 3:3

And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

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And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper(A) and ruby.(B) A rainbow(C) that shone like an emerald(D) encircled the throne.

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16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

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16 Bind up this testimony of warning(A)
    and seal(B) up God’s instruction among my disciples.

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26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.

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26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true,(A) but seal(B) up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”(C)

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16 Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

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16 Look in the scroll(A) of the Lord and read:

None of these will be missing,(B)
    not one will lack her mate.
For it is his mouth(C) that has given the order,(D)
    and his Spirit will gather them together.

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